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The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has confirmed 957 cases of monkeypox in the country.
The health agency said of the confirmed cases as of Friday, 449 cases were from Ontario, 407 from Quebec, 81 from British Columbia, 16 from Alberta and two each from Saskatchewan and Yukon, Xinhua news agency reported.
After the World Health Organization and the United States declared monkeypox a public health emergency, questions are being raised about whether Canada should follow suit.
A PHAC official said the federal government has treated monkeypox as a priority since the outbreak began in May, local media reported.
According to the report, the agency has deployed more than 80,000 doses of Imvamune vaccine to provinces and territories and is supporting decentralized testing by providing control material and protocols to laboratory partners across the country.
Experts say monkeypox is a viral disease that can spread from person to person through close contact with an infected person, including through hugs, kisses, massages or sexual intercourse.
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